United Productions of America Movie Trailers

Howdy Doody and His Magic Hat Trailer (1954)

13 January 1954

A UPA adaptation of the television series (1947-1960) dummy-cowboy, Howdy Doody. Filmed in both 35 and 16mm (for immediate television use in the event theatre exhibitors balked at showcasing a television character,) the plot has Howdy Doody in quest of a magic cowboy hat that will make him invincible.

Flight Safety: Landing Accidents Trailer (1946)

25 July 1946

Animated documentary about Flight Safety.

Pump Trouble Trailer (1954)

13 January 1954

An anxious man in his forties quits his job and resigns himself to an early death after a supposed heart attack, but his doctor sets him straight.

Little Boy with a Big Horn Trailer (1953)

26 March 1953

Ollie loves to play the tuba but his playing upsets all the people in town. He goes to the country and disrupts the milking habits of the cows.

Flat Hatting Trailer (1944)

12 January 1944

"Flat Hatting", at the time, was the practice of buzzing civilians in military aircraft. Flat Hatters were looked at as heroes in the WWII air corps: Hubley's job was to make them look like fools.

Fight On For Old Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

Insert from "The Boing Boing Show" written by Mel Leven and directed by Ernest Pintoff.

It's Time for Everybody Trailer (1953)

01 January 1953

This fifteen-minute sales film for CBS Radio was directed by Bobe Cannon, designed by T. Hee and Sterling Sturtevant, with backgrounds painted by Bob Mcintosh, Jules Engel, and Michi Kataoka.

Taxiing Collisions Trailer (1946)

01 January 1946

Part of the “Flight Safety” series of animated shorts commissioned by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II.

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Trailer (1954)

07 April 1954

Sort of a cartoon version of "All About Eve" or people-using-people themes. It opens with a man singing the title song, accompanied by a pianist, a trumpeter and a trombonist.

About Sensations Trailer (1948)

01 January 1948

Part of the “Flight Safety” series of animated shorts commissioned by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II.

Flight Safety: After the Cut Trailer (1946)

12 January 1946

A wartime cartoon short that teaches the basics of flight safety.

Collisions Ocurring during Simulated Combat Trailer (1949)

01 January 1949

Dating to the immediate post-WWII period, this U.S. Navy cartoon "Collisions Occurring During Simulated Combat" was likely made by the UPA Studio.

Tune in Tomorrow Trailer (1954)

01 January 1954

A carnival setting illustrates the superiority of the radio medium for American business, with an eye on a future of economic prosperity.

The Fifty-First Dragon Trailer (1954)

15 June 1954

Based on the Heywood Broun story of an awkward Knight who couldn't keep up with his classmates at the Killing Dragons Knight School, until a professor, in order to instill self-confidence in the Knight, convinces him that he can kill dragons with the best of them if he uses the magic word.